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Los Angeles Rams: 5 bold predictions for the NFC Championship Game against New Orleans

By Steve Rivera

NEW ORLEANS, LA - NOVEMBER 04: Quarterback Jared Goff #16 of the Los Angeles Rams (L) greets quarterback Drew Brees #9 of the New Orleans Saints after the Saints defeated the Ram 45-35 in the game at Mercedes-Benz Superdome on November 4, 2018 in New Orleans, Louisiana. (Photo by Gregory Shamus/Getty Images)
NEW ORLEANS, LA - NOVEMBER 04: Quarterback Jared Goff #16 of the Los Angeles Rams (L) greets quarterback Drew Brees #9 of the New Orleans Saints after the Saints defeated the Ram 45-35 in the game at Mercedes-Benz Superdome on November 4, 2018 in New Orleans, Louisiana. (Photo by Gregory Shamus/Getty Images) /
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LOS ANGELES, CA – JANUARY 12: Ndamukong Suh #93 of the Los Angeles Rams tackles Ezekiel Elliott #21 of the Dallas Cowboys in the third quarter in the NFC Divisional Playoff game at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum on January 12, 2019 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Sean M. Haffey/Getty Images)
LOS ANGELES, CA – JANUARY 12: Ndamukong Suh #93 of the Los Angeles Rams tackles Ezekiel Elliott #21 of the Dallas Cowboys in the third quarter in the NFC Divisional Playoff game at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum on January 12, 2019 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Sean M. Haffey/Getty Images) /

If the Dallas Cowboys did anything, it was to provide a solid template for how to beat the New Orleans Saints. This past Saturday night in the Coliseum, the Los Angeles Rams flipped the script and it was an LA defense led by Aaron Donald and Ndamukong Suh who did the damage to a talented and potent Dallas rushing game and stopped Ezekile Elliott.

Sunday in New Orleans, that same Rams defense will be in demand, needing to harass and put the clamps on Brees and the machine that is the Saints offense.

The best news for fans is that Suh finally showed up and was a legitimate presence for the Rams defense.

Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott had a decent game, throwing for 266 yards, completing 20 passes on 32 attempts and adding a touchdown. Where the Los Angeles defense shined was in making Elliott and Prescott non-factors while running the football. Elliott was held to 47 yards and Dak to three. Significant numbers considering how bad the Rams defense has been against the run.

Expect coordinator Wade Phillips to have his unit get hands and hits on Brees. Also expect Aqib Talib to be a significant presence against the pass. What happened with Marcus Peters getting burned won’t happen again on Sunday.

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